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Driver held on $25K bond after Boulder cyclist struck, killed by SUV in Lyons

Victim ID'd as Michel Van Duym, 46

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Posted:
05/13/2013 11:30:59 AM MDT

Updated:
05/13/2013 09:40:48 PM MDT

Patrick Ward (Boulder County Sheriff's Office)

The Boulder County Coroner's Office on Monday identified the cyclist who was killed in a crash with an SUV that was apparently driving the wrong way in Lyons on Saturday as Michel Van Duym, 46, of Boulder.

Van Duym was riding on Main Street in Lyons when he was struck and killed. The Boulder County Sheriff's Office originally gave his age as 47.

Sheriff's deputies arrested the driver of the SUV, Patrick Ward, 69, on suspicion of vehicular homicide, careless driving resulting in death and driving under the influence of alcohol.

Ward had a previous DUI arrest in 1975, according to Colorado Bureau of Investigation records. He is being held at the Boulder County Jail on $25,000 bond.

"This is a very serious charge," prosecutor Bruce Langer said at Ward's first appearance in court Monday. "Someone lost their life."

The Sheriff's Office said it appears that Ward was driving the wrong way, heading westbound in the eastbound lane of Main Street. The vehicle may also have been in the process of turning.

Van Duym was married and, according to his LinkedIn profile, was associate director of business development at GHX, a healthcare supply chain management company based in Louisville.